Service difficulty report · Skin · Boeing 727232

Difficulty date
April 7, 2000
Submitted
April 19, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N410DA
Make and model
Boeing 727232
Aircraft serial
21222
Aircraft time
60,214 hours, 49,611 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
6518420282
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE LOWER AFT CORNER OF THE L1 DOOR CUTOUT. THE CRACK IS THROUGH THE SKIN, DOUBLER AND BEARSTRAP AND IS APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES LONG. THE CRACK WAS CUT OUT AND REPAIRED PER ERA 334242-14 WITH AND EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER AND TRIPLER. THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT HMV.